PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
CITY OF SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA
2026 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
Notice is hereby given that the City of Sharon, Mercer County, PA will hold public hearings on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM and Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 12 PM prevailing time, in the Council Chamber, 155 West Connelly Boulevard, Sharon, PA 16146. The Sharon Municipal Building and the Council Chamber are accessible to persons with physical disabilities. If special arrangements need to be made to accommodate residents in order for them to participate in the public hearing, please call Ms. Suzanne Kepple, CDBG Program Manager, Community Development Department, City of Sharon, at (724) 983-3231 or skepple@cityofsharon.net to make those arrangements. Any person wishing to attend the public hearing and require an interpreter for the hearing impaired, visually impaired, or non-English speaking should contact Ms. Kepple at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting and an interpreter will be provided. In addition, hearing-impaired persons may call Pennsylvania Relay at 7-1-1.
The purpose of these public hearings are to gather information for the City’s Annual Action Plan for FY 2026 which the City must submit to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Funds Program. The City of Sharon anticipates based on last fiscal year’s allocation that it will receive an estimated CDBG entitlement grant in the amount of approximately $525,444.00 and program income in the amount of $75,000 for FY 2026. These funding levels are contingent upon the final approval of the Federal Budget for FY 2026. In order to receive those funds, the City of Sharon must prepare a One Year Annual Action Plan for the use of CDBG funds. At least 70% of the CDBG funds must benefit low- and moderate-income persons living in the City of Sharon. In preparing its CDBG application the City intends to afford citizens, local agencies, and interested parties the opportunity to become involved in the planning process.
The following types of activities may be eligible for funding under the CDBG program:
Acquisition of property; disposition costs; improvements to public facilities, including the removal of architectural barriers; demolition and environmental clean-up; public services that are new or a quantifiable increase in the level of service; interim assistance; relocation payments for persons displaced as a result of a CDBG activity; rehabilitation of houses; code enforcement; special economic development activities; special activities undertaken by a community based development organization; home ownership assistance for purchase; planning; environmental; program administration; audit; and other miscellaneous activities.
If the City would undertake an activity that would result in the displacement of families or individuals, then the City would utilize its policy for minimizing such displacement. Furthermore, the City is responsible for replacing all low- and moderate-income housing units that may be demolished or converted as a result of CDBG funds.
All interested citizens are encouraged to attend this public hearing and they will be given the opportunity to present oral or written testimony concerning the needs of the City of Sharon and the use of CDBG funds to address those needs over the next fiscal year. Written comments may be addressed to Ms. Suzanne Kepple, CDBG Program Manager, Community Development Department, 155 West Connelly Boulevard, Sharon, PA 16146.
Toda persona que desee asistir a la audiencia pública y requiera un intérprete para personas con discapacidad auditiva o visual, o para quienes no hablen inglés, deberá comunicarse con la Sra. Kepple con al menos cinco (5) días hábiles de antelación a la reunión; se le proporcionará un intérprete. Asimismo, las personas con discapacidad auditiva pueden llamar a Pennsylvania Relay al 7-1-1.
يُرجى من أي شخص يرغب في حضور الجلسة العامة ويحتاج إلى مترجم فوري لمساعدته (سواء كان من ضعاف السمع، أو ضعاف البصر، أو من غير الناطقين باللغة الإنجليزية) التواصل مع السيدة "كيبل" قبل خمسة (5) أيام عمل على الأقل من موعد الاجتماع؛ حيث سيتم توفير مترجم له. وبالإضافة إلى ذلك، يمكن للأشخاص من ضعاف السمع الاتصال بخدمة "Pennsylvania Relay" على الرقم 7-1-1.
任何希望參加公開聽證會且需要聽障人士、視障人士或非英語人士使用口譯服務的人士，請至少在會議召開前五個工作日聯繫凱普爾女士，屆時將安排口譯員。此外，聽障人士也可撥打賓州中繼服務電話 7-1-1。
जो भी व्यक्ति सार्वजनिक सुनवाई में शामिल होना चाहता है, और जिसे सुनने में दिक्कत हो, देखने में दिक्कत हो, या जो अंग्रेज़ी न बोलता हो, उसके लिए दुभाषिए की ज़रूरत हो, तो उसे मीटिंग से कम से कम पाँच (5) काम-काजी दिन पहले Ms. Kepple से संपर्क करना चाहिए; दुभाषिया उपलब्ध कराया जाएगा। इसके अलावा, सुनने में दिक्कत वाले लोग Pennsylvania Relay को 7-1-1 पर कॉल कर सकते हैं।
Любое лицо, желающее присутствовать на публичных слушаниях и нуждающееся в услугах переводчика (для лиц с нарушениями слуха или зрения, либо для лиц, не владеющих английским языком), должно связаться с г-жой Кеппл не позднее чем за пять (5) рабочих дней до начала мероприятия; переводчик будет предоставлен. Кроме того, лица с нарушениями слуха могут позвонить в службу Pennsylvania Relay по номеру 7-1-1.
Robert Fiscus, City Manager, City of Sharon
